Honolulu Terminal Modernization
Honolulu Terminal Modernization
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New Gantry Cranes
Built by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, the new cranes will have greater lifting capacity, height and reach, which will enable full service of 澳博体育app下载's larger Aloha Class and Kanaloa Class vessels entering service in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The cranes are more efficient, easier to maintain and will be equipped with fiber-optic cabling, enabling faster and more accurate communication of data used in 澳博体育app下载's container tracking system.
Expansion and Equipment Upgrades
As part of the State's harbor modernization plan, the relocation of another carrier’s operations will allow 澳博体育app下载 to expand its current Sand Island Terminal into Piers 51A and 51B. This 30 percent increase in waterfront space will allow for the integration of 澳博体育app下载’s roll-on, roll-off operations that are currently across the channel at Pier 32.
Three new 65 long-ton capacity gantry cranes, the biggest ship-to-shore container cranes to be deployed at any commercial harbor in Hawaii, were delivered in April 2019. Each new crane weighs approximately 1,290 tons. The gantry cranes went into service in the third quarter of 2019.
The terminal expansion and improvements to the gate, container yard, electrical system, cargo identification technology and other equipment are expected to be completed in 2020.
New Neighbor Island Barge
The new flat-deck container barge, named Haleakala in honor of the landmark crater on the island of Maui, was christened on April 23, 2022. Haleakala will be deployed in 澳博体育app下载's Neighbor Island service in Hawaii starting in summer 2022, connecting cargo to and from the U.S. West Coast through its hub terminal in Honolulu.
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